| Hylarana | |
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| Hylarana macrodactyla | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Subfamily: | Raninae |
| Genus: | Hylarana Tschudi, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Hylarana erythraea Schlegel, 1837
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| Diversity | |
| 4 species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hylarana, commonly known as golden-backed frogs, is a genus of true frogs found in tropical Asia. It was formerly considered highly diverse, containing around 84 to 96 valid species,[2] but taxonomic revision resulted in a major change in the contents of the genus, recognizing just four species.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
amnhwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ S.D. Biju; Sonali Garg; Stephen Mahony; Nayana Wijayathilaka; Gayani Senevirathne; Madhava Meegaskumbura (2014). "DNA barcoding, phylogeny and systematics of Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana, Ranidae) of the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspoty, with the description of severn new species". Contributions to Zoology. 83 (4): 269–335. doi:10.1163/18759866-08304004.